Khoza reveals how Zuma laughed off the ANC’s loss at local government elections

That not-so-infectious laugh has a habit of showing up at the worst times.

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 28: Ad hoc Committee Chairwoman Makhosi Khoza says they received a total of 73 nominations for the Public Protector post on June 28, 2016 in Cape Town, South Africa. The committee seeks to appoint Advocate Thuli Madonsela's replacement as her term in the office ends in October 2016. (Photo by Gallo Images / Daily Sun / Lindile Mbontsi)

It does not take the sharpest observation skills to have noted President Jacob Zuma’s habit of giggling at the most opportune times and according to Dr Makhosi Khoza, that infamous laugh also showed up during what was arguably the ANC’s lowest points since assuming power.

Khoza was speaking in Durban when she revealed that the giggling Casanova of Nkandla did not seem too flustered when the ruling party lost key metros during the local government elections in August 2016. As a matter of fact, he went as far as asking what the fuss was all about.

“…he laughed and asked concerned ANC members why they were sad,” she revealed.

Khoza said she and some members of the ANC were in shock at the results which saw the ruling part lose out to DA-led coalition governments in Tshwane, Johannesburg and Nelson Mandela Bay, also losing its majority in Ekurhuleni.

She said it was only through coalition with the African Independent Congress that the ruling party managed to hang on to Ekurhuleni and believes that particular metro is also as good as lost.

“You lose four metros out of eight in one election and you think things are normal?” she asked.

According to Khoza, Zuma walked up to her and ANC members who were visibly moping after the loss and just could not get why they were sad.

“We were looking sad and our leader came and asked why we were sad. I asked myself, ‘where am I?’ He just didn’t see anything wrong or he pretended he didn’t see anything wrong. Of course, his signature is to giggle. And he laughed at us, we were all dismayed. You lose Johannesburg and it doesn’t say anything to you?” asked Khoza.

She says that the ANC is now beyond redemption and there is no way they can self-correct.

“I mean when you have leaders who stand up and disassociate themselves from a decision that the president took of firing finance minister Pravin Gordhan and his deputy Mcebisi Jonas,” she said.

Khoza has been an outspoken critic of the ANC and after quitting the party she recently revealed that a political party of her own is on the pipeline and will compete in the 2019 general election.